Manager of Response, Automation, Intelligence & Detection Engineering

About the role

The Security Operations (SecOps) team at Robinhood protects the company and its customers by detecting, investigating, and responding to security threats. This role is based in Menlo Park, CA or Denver, CO, with in-person attendance expected at least 5 days per week.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the Detection & Response and Threat Intelligence organizations across North America, setting the technical vision, organizational strategy, and execution priorities for both teams.
• Mature Robinhood's detection and incident response capabilities by improving detection coverage, response workflows, operational readiness, and measurable security outcomes.
• Define and track operational metrics such as detection coverage, response time, investigation quality, and control effectiveness, using data to continuously improve team performance.
• Lead security incident response for high-severity events, serving as an Incident Commander when needed and ensuring thorough post-incident reviews that drive lasting improvements.
• Partner with Security Engineering, Infrastructure, Product Security, Trust & Safety, and Engineering leaders to translate emerging threats into scalable detection, response, and prevention capabilities.
• Drive adoption of automation, AI, and modern engineering practices to improve analyst productivity, accelerate investigations, and scale security operations.
• Contribute to long-term security strategy, annual planning, budgeting, and organizational design as the Detection & Response program continues to grow.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of experience in security operations, incident response, detection engineering, threat intelligence, or a closely related security discipline.
• 4+ years of experience leading high-performing security engineering or security operations teams, including hiring, coaching, and organizational development.
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling detection and response programs, including incident response, detection engineering, operational processes, and security metrics.
• Experience leading high-severity security incidents and coordinating cross-functional response efforts involving engineering, communications, legal, and executive stakeholders.
• Strong technical foundation across modern cloud environments, endpoint security, identity systems, SIEM, EDR, and detection engineering practices, with the ability to provide technical leadership without needing to be the primary implementer.
• Experience applying automation, AI, or software engineering practices to improve the scale and effectiveness of security operations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence engineering leaders and clearly communicate technical risk to executive audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic planning with operational execution in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Leadership expectations

• Drive high performance by setting clear, focused goals, giving real-time feedback, stretching top talent, and scaling impact through focus, innovation, and tech.
• Hire and retain top talent by setting a high bar, hiring only those who raise it, investing in onboarding, and addressing talent issues quickly and fairly.
• Create community by connecting work to purpose, removing friction while prioritizing safety, building trust and inclusion, and leading from the front with integrity.

What We Offer

• Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career.
• Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching.
• Best-in-class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents.
• Lifestyle wallet — a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more.
• Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits.
• Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!

Base Pay Range

• Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC): $217,000—$255,000 USD
• Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL): $190,000—$224,000 USD
• Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL): $169,000—$199,000 USD